Joe Meek Presents Lets Go! Joe Meeks Girls 1960-66

 

When you take the plunge into a Joe Meek rarity CD, you have fair warning that you're not going to encounter many lost masterworks. This compilation of 29 tracks by female singers he worked with in the early and mid-'60s, though, is one of the better ones on the market. None of these -- by the likes of Jenny Moss, Gunilla Thorn, Kim Roberts, and Yolanda -- were hits (ten tracks weren't even previously released), and frankly they didn't deserve to be, due to the extremely innocuous and slight nature of the material. That's not, however, what Meek connoisseurs are seeking with these archival releases. You want examples of Meek's inimitable outer space bathroom production techniques, whether highly polished or in progress, and you get them here, via the Casper-the-ghost strings, compressed percussion, and spooky keyboards. Which makes it a not half-bad document if you've got the Meek bug, even if the songs themselves are completely overshadowed by their embellishments, although the odd tune (Jenny Moss' "Hobbies," Pamela Blue's "Hey There Stranger," and especially Glenda Collins' dramatic "Baby It Hurts") carried some hit potential.

Tracklist

1 Jenny Moss– Hobbies

Written By – Pitt/Champ/Taylor

2:08

2 Pamela Blue– My Friend Bobby

Written-By – Goddard*

2:11

3 Sharades*– Dumb Head

Written-By – Monte*, Hess*

2:05

4 Diane & The Javelins– Heart And Soul

Written-By – Loesser*, Carmichael*

2:33

5 Glenda Collins– This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'

Written-By – Darin*, Curtis*

1:47

6 Flip (8)– Mama Didn't Lie

Written-By – Mayfield*

2:37

7 Jenny Moss– Please Don't Say Goodbye

Written-By – Unknown Artist

2:12

8 Valerie Masters– He Didn't Fool Me

Written-By – Meek*

2:15

9 Gunilla Thorn– Merry-Go-Round

Written-By – Goddard*

2:10

10 Jenny Moss– Big Boys

Written-By – Meek*

2:18

11 Glenda Collins– I Lost My Heart At The Fairground

Written-By – Meek*

2:37

12 Flip & The Dateliners– My Johnny Doesn't Come Around Anymore

Written-By – Richards*, Taylor*, Farrell*

3:19

13 Pamela Blue– Hey There Stranger

Written-By – Meek*

2:47

14 Kim Roberts (2)– Love Can't Wait

Written-By – Meek*

2:24

15 Yolanda (15)– With This Kiss

Written-By – Duke*

2:28

16 Lea & Chess– Little Star (Shine On Us Tonight)

Written-By – Meek*

3:10

17 Denise Scott & The Soundsmen– Your Love Keeps Me Going

Written-By – Stephens*

2:04

18 Diane & The Javelins– Who's The Girl

Written-By – London*

2:34

19 Jenny Moss– Please Let It Happen To Me

Written-By – Meek*

2:40

20 Gunilla Thorn– Go On Then

Written-By – Meek*

1:57

21 Valerie Masters– Christmas Calling

Written By – Dawson/Avon

2:32

22 Flip & The Dateliners– Listen To Me

Written-By – Chering*

3:10

23 Yolanda (15)– Don't Tell Me Not To Love Him

Written-By – Kehner*, Faith*

2:54

24 Glenda Collins– Baby It Hurts

Written-By – Page*

2:26

25 Sharades*– Boy Trouble

Written By – Collier

Written-By – Paxton*, McCrae*

2:31

26 Jenny Moss– My Boy Comes Marching Home

Written-By – Meek*

2:08

27 Kim Roberts (2)– Mr Right

Written-By – Meek*

2:41

28 Joy & Dave*– Let's Go See Gran'ma

Written-By – Adams*

1:50

29 Diane Dee– Cry My Heart

Written-By – Meek*

3:05

Credits

Compiled By – Alan Blackburn, Roger Dopson

Design, Artwork [Photo Restoration] – Simon Robinson (2)

Liner Notes – A.D. Blackburn*, R.W. Dopson*

Producer – Joe Meek

Notes

Recorded 1960-1966. Tracks 5, 6, 7, 14, 16, 17, 19, 26, 27, 29 previously unreleased.

Enjoy

Ty To Original Sharer

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